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    Re: An armed society... —Bruce Schlickbernd
   (...) We don't have to look much further than the last U.S. Presidential election to find confirmation in that! (...) Rule Number 1 of political debates: He Who Mentions Hitler First Loses! :-) Bruce (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: An armed society... —Dave Schuler
     (...) Can we amend that rule so that the first mention of "Big Brother," "jackbooted thugs," or "brave new world" in any non-literary context is likewise a forfeiture? Dave! (22 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: An armed society... —Lindsay Frederick Braun
     (...) And don't forget, the 2001 equivalent of the H-bomb: "Osama bin Laden." best LFB (22 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: An armed society... —Fredrik Glöckner
   (...) In no.* groups, we have a rule which goes: Whenever the Hitler name is mentioned, the thread is decleared dead. This is called "to hitle" a thread. :) Fredrik (22 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: An armed society... —Lindsay Frederick Braun
   (...) Bwaaa! You just made my day, Fredrik. LFB (22 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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